Ruffle and puff sleeve iron



March 11, 1958 M. c. HAYNES ET AL 2,826,668

RUFFLE AND PUFF SLEEVE IRON Filed Oct. 8, 1956 Fig.

INVENTORS Martin C. Haynes Anna M Glenn United States Patent RUFFLE ANDPUFF SLEEVE IRON Martin C. Haynes, Hayward, and Anna M. Glenn, Chico,Calif.

Application October 8, 1956, Serial No. 614,667

1 Claim. (Cl. 219-21) This invention relates to electrical ironingdevices.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a rufiie and puffsleeve iron which will enable the user to iron ruflles and puff sleeveswith a minimum of effort, considering that this is a various tedious jobwhen employing conventional irons.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a rufiie andpufi sleeve iron of the above type which may be mounted upon the ironingboard in an easy manner and wherein the iron when not in use may berotated under the ironing board and out of the way and wherein rheostatmeans are included for regulating the heat depending on the materialbeing ironed.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a ruflie and puff sleeveiron bearing the above objects in mind which is of simple construction,has a minimum number of parts, is inexpensive to manufacture andeflicient in use.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention,reference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention shown in operative position on an ironing board;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line 2-2 andindicating by an arrow the means by which the device is rotated to anout of the way position;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken along the line 33 of Fig. 2;and

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional View taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing, a device which will enablethe user to iron rutlles and puff sleeves with a minimum of effort hasbeen provided and includes a hollow, hemispherical shell integrallyformed at its lower central portion with the depending tubular neck 11,the upper open end of the base or shell 10 being internally threaded, asat 12, substantially as illustrated. The lower end of the tubular neck11 rests upon the horizontal portion of an integrally formed angle iron13, the vertical lower portion of the angle iron 13 being integrallyformed with the downwardly and inwardly extending arm 14 having amounting opening therein.

As shown in Fig. 4, a separable angle iron or bracket 15 is provided andthe upper horizontal portion thereof is secured to the undersurface ofthe ironing board 16 along one longitudinal edge by means of thefastening means 16', the vertical portion of the angle iron 15 extendingdownwardly parallel to and abutting the end of the arm 14 Where it isrotatably and releasably con- ,nected thereto by means of the wing nutassembly 17.

By means of the wing nut assembly 17, the horizontal portion of theangle bracket may be locked against the top surface of the ironing board16 in operative position,

.as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. However, upon loosening the wing nutassembly 17, the device may be rotated in the ice direction of the arrowof Fig. 2 to an inoperative position under the ironing board 16.

An insulator shelf 18 is suitably secured within the open upper end ofthe base or shell 10 and mounts the terminals 19 at the opposite endsthereof to which are connected the ends of the semi-circular heatingcoil 20. A hollow rivet or grommet 21 is positioned within the opening22 at one side of the neck 11 and receives therethrough the electricalcord 23, the conductors 24 and 25 of which are connected to theoppositely disposed terminals 19 whereby to supply current to theheating coil 20, the end of the cord 23 being provided with a male plug,not shown.

A rheostat indicated generally at 26 is mounted in the side of the neck11 and includes the externally operable knob 27 as well as the scale 28,the rheostat 26 being connected in series with the circuit of theheating coil 20 whereby to control the heat generated by the same.

The device is completed by a hollow, hemispherical shell 29 which isprovided at its open end with the externally threaded portion 30 adaptedto be screwed into the internally threaded portion 12.

In operation, the device is fastened to the ironing table as shown inFig. l, by means of the fastening means 16 and the wing nut assemblies17 in a simple operation. The user draws the material to be ironed overthe top of the unit or the shell 29 while the unit remains stationary.The shell 29 is the heating shell or ironer. By means of the wing nutassembly 17, the device may be rotated to an inoperative position underthe ironing board when not in use without removing the device from theironing board.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shallbe understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope ofthe present invention as defined by the appended claim.

What we claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of theUnited States is:

A ruffle and puff sleeve iron comprising a hollow hemispherical heatingshell, base means for supporting said shell upon the edge of an ironingboard comprising a second hollow hemispherical shell forming a unitarysphere with said heating shell, releasable fastening means connectingsaid shells together, said second shell being integrally formed at thebottom thereof with a hollow depending neck, an angle iron having thehorizontal portion thereof connected to the lower end of said neck andhaving a vertical portion adapted to extend downwardly along thelongitudinal edge of the ironing board, a downwardly and inwardlyextending arm connected to the lower end of the said angle bracket, asecond angle bracket secured to the undersurface of the ironing board,releasable means rotatably connecting said second angle bracket to thelower end of said downwardly and inwardly extending arm whereby toselectively lock said angle bracket in an operative and inoperativeposition, said mounting means being adapted to permit the rotation ofsaid heating shell within a single plane to the under surface of theironing board, and electrical means within said heating shell comprisinga horizontal support mounted within said second shell, said supportbeing of electrically insulated material, a pair of terminals atopposite ends of said support, a single semi-circular heating coilextending around the interior surface of said heating shell, said coilbeing disposed within said plane of rotation of said heating shell andhaving the opposite ends thereof connected to said terminals, and meansfor supplying electrical energy to said terminals comprising anelectrical conduit extending downwardly within and outwardly throughsaid neck, the heat emitted by said coil being concentrated along a lineof said shell disposed Patented Mar. 11, 1958' within said' plane andgradually decrasing in intensity toward each ,sidc theraof.

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